Media & Telecoms

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has temporarily suspended new licence issuance to operators in three categories. The categories affected include Mobile Virtual Network Operator Licence, Interconnect Exchange Licence and Value Added Service Aggregator Licence. According to the NCC, the suspension is in line with…

The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed telecommunication companies to extend the disconnection of telephone lines not linked to National Identification Numbers from April 15, 2024, to July 31, 2024. A reliable source within the telecommunication sector disclosed this information to press. This decision communicated…

Bayobab Group, a subsidiary of MTN Group, has announced the successful restoration of its services following subsea cable disruptions. The telecom operator disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. It said that despite the challenges occasioned by the cable disruptions, its subsidiary demonstrated its…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says voice and data services affected by undersea cable cuts along the Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal coasts have been restored. In a Monday statement, the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Rueben Muoka, said that services have now been…

The Nigeria Communications Commission has assured that cable operators are actively working to restore connectivity following the submarine cable cuts, which have left several African internet service providers with severe outages. The Director, Public Affairs, of NCC, Reuben Muoka, disclosed this in a…

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that the over 40 million telephone lines barred after failing to link to the National Identity Numbers face the risk of being forfeited soon. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking…

The new Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Charles Ebuebu, has promised to follow due process in the regulation of broadcast stations in the country. The new NBC boss made this known in an exclusive interview with Channels Television on Monday…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Monday, explained why some telecommunications subscribers who previously linked their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) have their mobile lines barred. NCC spokesman, Reuben Muoka, said “people who probably didn’t get a cleared or verified…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers who have failed to link their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission,…